Regulation 2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicles Testing Regulations (Northern Ireland)

“break-down vehicles”;

“road construction vehicles”; and

“tower wagon”.

for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

For the purposes of these Regulations motor vehicles to which they apply are classified as follows—

(a)

Class I: light motor bicycles in EU categories L1e, L3e and L4e;

(b)

Class II: motor bicycles in EU categories L3e and L4e;

(c)

Class III: light motor vehicles in EU categories L2e and L5e;

(d)

Class IV: motor cars and heavy motor cars, dual purpose vehicles and motor vehicles in EU categories L5e, L6e, L7e, M1, M2, M3 not being vehicles in Classes III, V, VA, VI, or VIA;

(e)

Class V: motor vehicles in EU categories M2 and M3 not being vehicles within Class VA, VI or VIA which are—

(i)

large passenger carrying vehicles;

(ii)

play buses; and

(iii)

ambulances with more than 16 seats in addition to the driver;

(f)

Class VA: motor vehicles, other than vehicles to which paragraph (3) applies, in EU categories M2 and M3 which are—

(i)

large passenger carrying vehicles;

(ii)

play buses; and

(iii)

ambulances with more than 16 seats in addition to the driver,

in respect of which any forward facing seat is fitted with a relevant seat belt;

(g)

Class VI: motor vehicles in EU categories M2 and M3 which are—

(i)

minibuses, and

(ii)

ambulances with more than 8 seats but not more than 16 seats in addition to the driver; and

(h)

Class VIA: motor vehicles, other than vehicles to which paragraph (3) applies, in EU categories M2 and M3 which are—

(i)

minibuses, and

(ii)

ambulances with more than 8 seats but not more than 16 seats in addition to the driver,

in respect of which any forward facing seat is fitted with a relevant seatbelt.”.

after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5)

In this regulation references to vehicles in EU categories—

(a)

L1e to L7e are to those categories as described in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of two or three wheeled vehicles and quadricycles^f2; and

(b)

M1 to M3, are to those categories as described in Annex 2 to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers and of the systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles^f3.”.

in sub-paragraph (xvii), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

a vehicle which has an inside track width of not more than 1100 millimetres;”;

omit sub-paragraph (xix);

omit sub-paragraph (xxi);

at the end of sub-paragraph (xxii) omit the full stop and add “; and”; and

after sub-paragraph (xxii) add—

“(xxiii)

a vehicle which is incapable, by reason of its construction, of exceeding a speed of 15.5 miles per hour on the level under its own power.”.

for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

Where an application is made under paragraph (2) within 21 days from the date of service of the notice and the vehicle is presented for re-examination no later than sixty days from the date of notification of refusal as in paragraph (1) on a date and time appointed by the Department, the fee payable is the appropriate fee determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.”; and

for paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5)

Where an application is made under paragraph (2) within 21 days from the date of service of the notice and the vehicle is presented for re-examination no later than sixty days from the date of notification of refusal as in paragraph (1) on a date and time appointed by the Department, and some or all of the statutory requirements which were not complied with in the original examination relate to item 34 in paragraph 5(c) of Schedule 2, the fee payable is the appropriate fee determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 1.”.

in paragraph 1(a)—

for paragraph 1(c) substitute—

“(c)

The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001^f4:

Item No.	Regulations	Affecting
19	Such provisions of, as are applicable to the vehicle	Registration Marks

”;

in paragraph 2(b) in the table before item 20 insert—

“

19A

22

Vacuum or Pressure Brake Warning Devices

”;

in paragraph 2(c)—

in paragraph (3)—